The only film of its kind, a documentary produced and directed by Red Haircrow, on Native stereotypes in Germany, white supremacy and the racism they and other peoples of color face on a daily basis. This is a reality often very different from the experiences of occasional visitors and performers enthralled by the “Indian Craze” […]
Category: Announcements
1st Published in Red Ink Journal, 2 of my poems upcoming in “Neue Rundschau” (Summer 2018)
“The Color of Your Skin” and “Threatened by Beads”, two of my poems first published in Red Ink Journal’s winter 2016 special edition on #NoDAPL, will be translated to German and included in an anthology by S. Fischer Verlage. The volume’s topic is “Geschichte schreiben” (or transl. “Writing History”). I was thankful to receive an invitation […]
Appreciation & Thanks to All, Screening of “Forget Winnetou!” Feb. 11th at Delphi Theater
Sincere thanks to everyone who came out to our theatrical premiere at the Delphi Theater in Berlin on Sunday! I so appreciate each and every one for taking the time on a rather sleepy Sunday, and the support and opportunity to share the experiences and observations entrusted to the project from all our participants. The full […]
“‘Native’ Hobbyism is Modern Day Colonialism”-My new article at CBC
I was recently invited to write a counter-point essay for CBC, following my participant in the CBC.Docs documentary that premieres today on Canadian television. Last July in Berlin, I sat down with indigenous writer Drew Hayden Taylor on his search to understand why so many Germans choose to appropriate native cultures and/or dressing up and […]
Two New Documentaries on Native Stereotypes & German Cultural Appropriation-Ours Hits the Reality for Natives
For those of you in Canada, you should be able to check out this documentary debuting on Jan. 28th on CBC Docs. It follows Drew Hayden Taylor’s “search” in Germany on the “why” of hobbyism. I was invited to write a counter-point essay that will be published next week at CBC, and have a small part […]
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